Lehigh County rejects election software analysis in recount

Published 11:43 am, Thursday, December 1, 2016

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Lehigh County elections officials found a couple uncounted ballots in a recount of the Nov. 8 presidential election result in six precincts, but are rejecting a Green Party request to inspect the county's election software for virus-borne malware that could have manipulated votes.

The county's three-member election board rejected the request Wednesday, saying that allowing outside access to its election software could cost the county's system its state certification.